Yavyavati
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.) |
Yavyavati (यव्यावती) is a river of ancient India, mentioned in the Rigveda (RV 6.27.6) and in the Pancavimsa Brahmana (25.7.2).
Variants
History
In the Pancavimsa Brahmana the river is associated with the Vibhinduka region (Kuru-Panchala region).[1]
Identification
Witzel (1995) identifies it with the Zhob River in northern Baluchistan,[2]
Talageri (2000) suggests that it is identical to the Drsadvati.[3]
यव्यावती
यव्यावती (AS, p.771): गोमल नदी की सहायक मझोव का प्राचीन नाम [4]
References
- ↑ Witzel 1987, quoted by Talageri Shrikant, 2001. "Michael Witzel - An examination of his review of my book"
- ↑ Michael Witzel, Rgvedic history: poets, chieftains and politics, in: Language, Material Culture and Ethnicity. The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia, ed. G. Erdosy, Berlin/New York (de Gruyter) 1995, 307-352.
- ↑ Talageri, Shrikant. (2000) The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis, Talageri, S.: "Michael Witzel - An examination of his review of my book" 2001. chapter 3
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.771
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